Thousands of Ukrainians fleeing the war, are continuing to flock to the US-Mexico border in hopes of applying for asylum. Volunteers from the Bay Area are now on the ground, trying to help.
, are continuing to flock to the US-Mexico border in hopes of applying for asylum. Volunteers from the Bay Area are now on the ground, trying to help.
"I think people are very surprised when they come to Tijuana and really face this level of chaos," said Natasha Sharapova of San Francisco, who volunteered in Tijuana with the Coordination Council for Refugees. Sharapova says many of the refugees have been arriving at the border traumatized, and some injured, expecting their entry into the US to be relatively easy and efficient, but the reality they’re faced with is far different. The process to enter the US can be cumbersome and take days, as they wait in newly created tent cities and shelters.
"She was like thrown across her entire apartment. She broke her shoulder, and her arm," said Sharapova. Because visas are required to travel from Europe to the US, thousands of Ukrainians are opting to fly to Mexico instead. Despite sometimes long waits at the border, and difficult conditions, volunteer Olya Krasnykh, also from the Bay Area, says given the alternative, many are just grateful to be there.
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